 DechkoHristovUzunov was born on February 22, 1899, in the town of Kazanlak.He spenta year studying at the Munich Art Academy (1922-23) and in1924 hegraduated from the Sofia Art Academy, major Painting. DechkoUzinovwas later Rector of the Sofia Art Academy, Director of theNational ArtGallery in Sofia, and several times Chairman of the BGArtists Union.Art Professor and Academician. Chairman of the UNESCOInternationalPlastic Arts Association, Hon...
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January 17, 2007 Name day of everyone named Anton (meaning priceless in Latin), Antonia, Antoanneta, Antoan, Andon, Doncho, Donka, Donna, Donny, Donyo, Tonyo, Tony. People celebrate this day and are forbidden to work as a protection against the plague. Young brides get up at dawn and bake breads called `choumini` (meaning `of plague`). They spread honey on them ?to please the old lady, the Plague?, and give them away around the neighbourhood for t...
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The modern Bulgarians are descendants of many different ancient peoples, says Ivo Kremenski Professor Ivo Kremenski is a person who knows a lot about the genes of the Bulgarian people. He heads the National Laboratory of Genetics, where recently an international team has discovered the reason for the hereditary atrophy of the peripheral nervous system. We asked Prof. Kremenski questions about the genetically predetermined diseases, about the orig...
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The modern Bulgarians are descendants of many different ancient peoples, says Ivo Kremenski Professor Ivo Kremenski is a person who knows a lot about the genes of the Bulgarian people. He heads the National Laboratory of Genetics, where recently an international team has discovered the reason for the hereditary atrophy of the peripheral nervous system. We asked Prof. Kremenski questions about the genetically predetermined diseases, about the orig...
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| | | | December 22, 2006
Name day of everyone named Anastasia, Asya, Natasha. St. Anastasia was a Roman lady of noble descent. Her father was an opulent and noble pagan; but her mother, who was a Christian, caused her to be baptized in her infancy, and secretly reared her in sentiments of Christian piety, in which she made great progress. St. Anastasia had been married to a noble Roman, named Publius, who was a pagan; he loved his wife much, but havin... |
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Blood tests from a hundred Libyan children prove the HIV infection took place before the Bulgarian nurses arrived in Benghazi; nobody from Sofia has approached us on the new research data, says Prof Vittorio Colizzi
Professor Vittorio Colizz...
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December 05, 2006
Name day of everyone named Sava, Slavka, Slav, Vladislav, Slavi. The name Sava comes from the Old Greek for "Saturday" (having the meaning of "foreseeing").
In folk legends this is the holiday of saint Androgin. That is why in some villages Sava is a woman, a saint, sister of St. Varvara and St. Nicholas. At other places Sava is a man, protector of wolves, also called "wolf herd".
That day childless women get up very early and si... |
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 Bulgaria's volleyball internationals made whole of Bulgaria shed happy tears. Bulgaria showed an excellence performance at the World Championship in Japan and deservedly won the bronze medals. Bulgaria beat Serbia and Montenegro 3-1 in the match for the 3rd place. A day after the lost semi-final vs Poland, Bulgaria's internationals showed exceptional stamina and verve and they were unmistakable in the so called "small final". Bulgarians living ...
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November 30, 2006 Name day of everyone named Andrey, Andriana (the name has the meaning "masculine", therefore "strong"). The Holy Apostle Andrew, the First-Called, was the first of the Apostles to follow Christ, and he later brought his own brother, the holy Apostle Peter, to Christ. The future apostle was from Bethsaida, and from the time of his youth he turned with all his soul to God. He did ...
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